present participle
Closing something or becoming closed.
He is shutting the door.
The door is shutting slowly.
American English
How to pronounce shutting
verb · nounB1Common word
SHUHddihng
/ˈʃə.ɾɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of shut
Shutting can be used as a noun-like form or with be to describe an action in progress.
Closing something or becoming closed.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund
The act of closing something or making it closed.
Shutting the windows keeps the room warm.
Shutting the gate kept the dog inside.
Useful expressions
to stop operating, or to make a machine, computer, or business stop operating
Please shut down the computer.
to tell someone to stop talking; this often sounds rude
He told me to shut up.
to turn off a machine, light, or supply
Shut off the water before you leave.
Related words & forms
The past and past participle are shut, not shutted. Before -ing, the spelling changes to shutting.